2. Is the Sun a star?
● The Sun is the closest star to Earth.
● It makes its own heat and light.
● The earth orbits around the sun.
● It gives the earth heat and light.
3. The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.
Each time the Earth rotates we have one
day and one night. When we are on the
sun side of the earth, we have daylight.
When we rotate away from the sun, we
have night.
4. The moon rotates around the
Earth. On many nights, we
can see it, but it does not make
its own light. The Sun lights the
moon.
5. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
The path it takes is called the Earth’s
Orbit. It takes one YEAR to go around
the Sun.
6. The earth travels around the sun, our source
of light and heat. The earth also rotates,
or spins during it’s journey. The countries
that are turned toward the sun get daylight.
8. Half of the Moon is always lit up by the sun.
As the Moon orbits the Earth, we see
different parts of the lighted area.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo30th/moontheater/phasepage2.html
9. The revolution of the Moon around the
Earth makes the Moon look as if it is
changing shape in the sky.
http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/birthdayphases.htm
